On most teams 12 pitchers are overkill during the playoffs, when the rotation shortens and setup men and closers dominate the bullpen workload, but considering how short manager Tony La Russa’s hook has been with starters and how much he loves to play matchups with relievers it makes sense for St. Louis.

As for who’ll get the final couple spots in the eight-reliever bullpen, that remains to be seen after the Cardinals used Jake Westbrook as a long man in the NLDS only to replace him with Kyle McClellan in the NLCS.

Which is what burns me about that guy. When he was a Blue Jay he was ever so mediocre. I could count on him to cough up a lead, give up the go ahead or just suck. When I found out the Jays had got Rasmus for that guy I was just thrilled and ready to canonize Anthopolous as a saint. But how did that work out, eh? Dotel pitching well in the post season and Rasmus..being Rasmussian. The fates were cruel to me and I have decided its all Dotel’s fault. So I shall cling to my hate and cherish it as I would an interesting wart on someone I don’t care for; because it’s there and I feel an irrational pride in being able to dislike someone irrationally.